Hamilton vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$416
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	33
😀 Quality of life	88	43
🏙️ Population	569K	937K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 174% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1784th and 6728th ($2017 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Canada and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Canada vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 239th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Managua

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	Hamilton	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$5713

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$710
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$701
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$624
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$666
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$455
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$932
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1088
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1083
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$801
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$753
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1269
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1296
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1324
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$755
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1182
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1204
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1024
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1160
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$903
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$897
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$897
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$884
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1225
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$719
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$936
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941